Waterbury to host event’s 90th anniversary

WATERBURY — Waterbury’s Palace Theater in June will host the annual Miss Connecticut pageant. The pageant, part of the Miss America Organization, announced on social media the move was underway for next year’s pageant. Frank Tavera, CEO of the Palace,…

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NEW HAVEN – For those seeking advanced degrees, the likelihood that tuition waivers for teaching and research assistantships could soon be calculated as taxable income has many worried. “I think if this goes into effect, it’s going to be pretty…

WATERBURY – A young snowy owl stranded here on migration could not survive the journey despite efforts to save the arctic predator by concerned locals and avian experts. Paul DePaola, owner of Dippy’s Ice Cream on Lakewood Road, said when…

A former Warren man, accused of manufacturing explosives he intended to use to blow up the Troop L state police barracks in Litchfield, was sentenced to 28 months in prison Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport. Police say Mark…

WATERBURY – After state Department of Public Health-analyzed air quality test results show non-detectable levels of asbestos at Children’s Community School, school and city officials announced the building will reopen to students on Monday, Dec. 4. The pre-kindergarten through grade-five…

TORRINGTON — The Warner Theatre reports that the appearance by Garrison Keillor tonight has been canceled. Lynn Gelormino, executive director of the Warner, said concert promoter Premier Concerts called her to say Keillor has canceled the performance. The decision was…

WATERBURY – State officials on Wednesday agreed to borrow $7 million promised for two downtown Waterbury revitalization projects. Even with the money available, a launch date is not yet certain for either of the two large-scale efforts: a redevelopment of…

TORRINGTON – The Board of Education on Wednesday night voted 7-3 to close East School at the end of the current school year. After a nearly 3-hour meeting at Torrington High School, the board decided to close the outdated 40-year-old…

WATERBURY – The recently beefed up police Street Crimes Unit was put into action Tuesday night with yet another shooting that left a man in his 30s wounded. Multiple gunshots were heard near an apartment building at 70 Wood St….

WATERBURY – When most of the city’s top officials are sworn in Friday at City Hall, it will be a relatively subdued ceremony. In the past, ceremonies following municipal elections have involved rows of firefighters and police officers in dress…

BETHLEHEM – A lawsuit over a trip-and-fall at the 2014 Christmas Town Festival won’t dampen the spirits at this weekend’s event, organizers said, predicting it will be bigger and better than ever. According to court documents, Bethlehem resident Patricia Schmeer…

PLYMOUTH – Police on Wednesday were still searching for a suspect they believe was involved with multiple break-ins at Beacon Prescriptions on Oct. 24. Police responded to the pharmacy at 241 Main St. at about 8 a.m. and found that…

HARTFORD – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy vigorously condemned President Donald Trump for reposting videos Wednesday purportedly showing Muslims committing violence on his Twitter account. “We, as American people, now have an obligation to say to the president of the United States…

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News fired longtime “Today” show host Matt Lauer on Wednesday for “inappropriate sexual behavior,” making him the second morning television show personality to lose his job because of sexual misconduct charges in a week. Lauer’s…

WATERBURY – The Interstate 84 westbound Exit 25 off-ramp will close overnight Friday into Saturday as part of the ongoing highway reconstruction project. Starting at 9:30 p.m., the off-ramp will close and traffic will be diverted to Exit 25A at…

WATERBURY – In what marks a shift by city leaders to address a growing wave of violence, police Tuesday increased the number of officers in the department’s Street Crimes Unit and formed a Gang Task Force of handpicked officers that…

PROSPECT – Construction on three commercial projects along Route 68 is well underway, with the first scheduled to open in mid-January, according to Mayor Robert J. Chatfield. The metal frame of the 9,100-square-foot Dollar General store at 14 Union City…

WINSTED – The move of the Community Health and Wellness Center from Spencer Street to Main Street again has sparked debate over whether this will benefit the downtown area. The Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday night voted 4-1 to…

TORRINGTON – In one word, the matter of a civil claim against a Litchfield woman accused of conspiring to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of winning lottery tickets from a city gas station owner ended last week. “Withdrawn”…

MIDDLEBURY – State troopers rescued a New York man from a burning car Monday afternoon, according to police. At about 2:35 p.m., troopers from Troop A in Southbury responded to Interstate 84 westbound near Exit 17 and found a car…

WATERBURY – Four years ago, a 91-year-old woman gave checks to attorney Alan Giacomi for safekeeping. They were death benefits for her brother, who passed away in 2013. She hired Giacomi to help administer the estate. Instead, it appears, based…